View Royal moves on forest fire initiatives

Nine months after receiving recommendations for interface fire safety, View Royal is piecing together a lengthy list of improvements. “It’s a big report. It’s a big issue,” said View Royal Fire Rescue Chief Paul Hurst. “I just want to make sure I present the right information (to council).” The report, undertaken by... more

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Canadian 80’s rockers still rocking shows, surprisingly

Axl Rose eat your heart out. Rose, who will finally release the much-anticipated Chinese Democracy finally on Nov. 23, is the only remaining original member of Guns ‘N Roses. There have been 20 listed former band members since the group first... more

• Barra MacNeils concert
• Brilliant! Play Review
• Filmmaker in control of career

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Gripes had little effect on results

Last Saturday’s municipal election brought little change to one of my regular beats, the Greater Victoria school board. With more than 160,000 votes cast, seven familiar faces are returning to the table along with newcomers Catherine Alpha and David Pitre.... more

• Our post-Obama political scene
• Take new look at sewage issue
• EDITORIAL: Is this really democracy?

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Letters for Nov. 14

Reader has adverse reaction to paper’s HPV story With regard to the sidebar to the recent article on HPV vaccine (News, Nov. 5), it states that “while health professionals touted the benefits, parents started raising concerns about safety...” This contemptuously implies that... more

• Letters for Nov. 7
• Stephen Hunt’s letter about run-of-river hydro (Lett
• Saanich voter apathy galls area resident

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Why the Interurban won't work today

Those who campaign for reviving the B.C. Electric Interurban tram rail line in the Fraser Valley are in need of a reality check. The route that was built almost a century ago between New Westminster and Chilliwack made sense at the... more

• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic
• Yes, they did.
• Dummies need 'smart cards'

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